Buckboard-wagon



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FRANK A. HILL, OF BENIGIA, CALIFORNIA.

BUC`KBOARD-WAGON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 258,063, dated May 16,1882,

Application tiled January 28, 1882.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK A. HILL, ot'Benicia, in the county of Solano and State of California, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Buckboard-Wagons; and I do herebydeclare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of thesame.

My invention relates to wagons of what are technicallyT known as thebuckboard77 class; and it consists in special construction andarrangementof the springs and braces, all as hereinafter fully set forthaud'distinctly claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a side elevation with thewheels removed upon one side. Fig. 2 is a section on line xm of Fig. l.Fig. 3 is a plan view with the body removed.

In these drawings, AA rcpresentwooden side springs, which are attachedto the hind axle and rest upon the frame ofthe fifth-wheel over thefrontaxle, the end bein gfree tomove on said frame. Upon these twowooden side springs are placed at their extremities V-shaped springs SS, the upper wings of which are attached to the body, one at eachcorner. A central transverse spring, B, supports the central part of thebody and rests upon the center of the side springs, as shown in Fig. 2.The rear axle is braced by means of light spring-braces G, connected tothe wooden side springs at d and rigidly to the hind axle atd, thesesprings being sufliciently light to allow for the movement of the woodenside springs without rolling the yhind axle.

In order to allow the wooden side springs to (No model.)

lengthen as the load depresses it, and at the same time to prevent theturning or rolling ot' the front axle, braces G are pivoted to thestep-arm at w and to a clip, R, at fw,

This construction makes a very light-,inex pensive, and efficient systemof springs, forming at the same time the reach of the wagon.

I am aware that a. Vehicle has been provided with upper and lowercentral longitudinal wooden bars, connected at their ends bysemielliptic springs, the whole forming a central longitudinal ellipticspring composed of wood and meta-l, and I desire to disclaim the same.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The combinationof the wooden. side springs, A A, the V-shaped springs S S, and thecenter spring, B, the ends resting upon the side springs, substantiallyas described.

2. In combination with the wooden. side springs, A, the braces Gr',hinged at ww', substantially as described. y

3. The combination, with the side springs,A, and the springs restingthereon to support the body, .of the elastic bracesG, connected to theside springs, A,land to the hind axle, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two sub-f scribiug witnesses.

FRANK A. HILL.

Witnesses: l

' MATT. OLAEKEN,

LEO. MORGAN.

